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Chapter 6: Using the TV’s features
Adjusting the picture
Selecting the picture mode
You can select your desired picture settings from four different
modes, as described below.
To select the picture mode:
Press u on the remote control.
The following popup menu appears on-screen.
Repeatedly press u to cycle among the modes or use C or
c to select the modes.
To select the picture mode using the menu system:
1 Press Y and open the Picture menu.
2 Press B or b to highlight Mode.
3 Press C or c to select the mode you prefer.
Note:
• The picture mode you select affects the current input
only. You can select a different picture mode for each
input.
• If you select one of the factory-set picture modes
(Sports, Standard, or Movie) and then change a
picture quality setting (for example, increase the
contrast or change the color temperature), the picture
mode automatically changes to Preference in the
Picture menu.
Adjusting the picture quality
You can adjust the picture quality (back light, contrast,
brightness, color, tint, and sharpness) to your personal
preferences.
To adjust the picture quality:
1 Press Y and open the Picture menu.
2 Highlight Picture Settings and press T.
3 Press B or b to select the picture quality you want to
adjust (Back Light, Contrast, Brightness, Color,
Tint, or Sharpness), and then press C or c to adjust the
setting, as described in the table above.
The picture qualities you adjusted are automatically saved in
the Preference mode (- “Selecting the picture mode,”
above left).
Note:
• The cold cathode fluorescent lamp used for the back light
on this TV has a limited life. When areas on the screen
darken, flicker, or no longer light up, the lamp may be at the
end of its life.
• When the TV is in VIDEO mode or when no signal is
received, the back light feature is automatically set to “0”
(zero).
Mode Picture Quality
Sports Bright and dynamic picture (factory setting)
Standard Standard picture settings (factory setting)
Movie
Lower contrast for darkened room (factory
setting)
Preference Your personal preferences
Standard
Mode
Picture
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
Cinema Mode
Video
Sports
ENTER
Picture Settings
Selection Pressing C Pressing c
Back Light darker lighter
Contrast lower higher
Brightness darker lighter
Color paler deeper
Tint reddish greenish
Sharpness softer sharper
Tint
Color
Back Light
MENU
Back Watch TV
EXIT
100
50
0
0
Sharpness
Contrast
100
Picture Settings 1/2
Brightness
50
Contrast 80
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